Thursday, June 4, 2009
One of my most favorite boutiques in all of LA, Switch on Beverly Drive, came together with Nicole Richie and her House of Harlow 1960 jewels, along with Pete Wentz, who hosted and displayed his Clandestine Industries Street wear to present a fashion show tonight at Boulevard 3 in Hollywood. Adding to the excitement was the fact that MTV was also shooting their upcoming show called, “The Stylist,” which follows a group of wannabe celebrity stylists as they battle endless Red Carpets, movie premieres, music videos, and other high-pressure scenarios. As time wears on, their friendships develop, frenemies take hold, and love is gained and lost. All while making chump change as junior assistants and in the meantime maintaining “the look.” Sounds interesting, doesn’t it? The night also included Robin Antin produced girl group-the Paradiso Girls-which Robin assured me was more edgy and raw than the Pussycat Dolls, and also more international with the females in the group originating from foreign locales such as the Phillipines and France. The other band set to play this evening was The Academy Is from Wentz’s native Chicago. Bassist Adam Siska just recovered from hand surgery (and he showed me the scar that ran the outer length of his hand), so he was a little perplexed at how nimble his fingers would be, and in fact the doctor advised him not to play. Fingers crossed-ouch!
Strolling the Red Carpet side by side were a visibly pregnant, vintage clad ($10 top!) Nicole Richie and Mr. Pete Wentz. Nicole chatted about how she matched her jewelry collection to the clothing, saying when choosing the looks, it was “more about the outfit and really complementing the outfit.” Pete was excited for his birthday tomorrow and was happy to share it with his son, wife, and friends. Good thing his wife Ashlee wasn’t too far away-sitting in the first row of the fashion show cheering on his designs in her own “clandestine” hooded jacket.
Eve rocked the Red Carpet in a barely there leather vest and form fitting pants, looking forward to her performance with her label mates, the Paradiso Girls. Her contribution included doing a rap at the top and middle of their song titled, “Patron Tequila,” but she disclosed to me that she isn’t exactly light on her feet when singing. Eve said,”I don’t dance like (the Paradiso Girls) and sing. I get confused. If I have got to think about dancing and singing, it is one or the other.” Who knew?
A tawny Perrey Reeves, aka Mrs. Ari Gold from “Entourage,” was fresh from her abode in Costa Rica, arriving in LA only 2 days before. For fear of losing her job on “Entourage,” she didn’t want to spill too many secrets from the upcoming season, but she did reference to me that Emmanuelle Chriqui would be resuming her role as sweet as pie Sloan, and that Mrs. Gold and Sloan would actually get to be in a scene together, which Perrey was thrilled about. She also said it would involve “great outfits and some fun.” Maybe with each other? You will have to stay tuned to find out!
